The Happiness Myth: The Historical Antidote to What Isn't Working Today
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
The Happiness Myth: The Historical Antidote to What Isn't Working Today
By (Author) Jennifer Hecht
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
HarperOne
1st April 2008
5th February 2008
United States
Classifications
General
Non Fiction
152.42
Physical Properties
Paperback
368
Width 135mm, Height 203mm, Spine 21mm
324g
Description
Jennifer Michael Hecht explodes the myths about happiness, liberating us from the message that there's only one way to care for our hearts, minds, and bodies.
Reviews
"Hecht's curiosity ranges widely, and the breadth of her learning is impressive... Fresh and daring analysis." -- Washington Post "Deep and thoughtful." -- Michael Shermer, Scientific American "Among the raft of happiness books published lately, this one is the obvious standout. I suggest climbing aboard." -- Cleveland Plain Dealer
Author Bio
Jennifer Michael Hecht is the author of award-winning books of philosophy, history, and poetry. Her book Doubt: A History demonstrates a long, strong history of religious doubt from the origins of written history to the present day, all over the world. Hechts The End of the Soul: Scientific Modernity, Atheism and Anthropology (Columbia University, 2003), won the Phi Beta Kappa Societys 2004 prestigious Ralph Waldo Emerson Award. Hechts book reviews appear in The New York Times and The Washington Post. Hecht earned her Ph.D. in History and the History of Science from Columbia University. She lives in New York City.
